Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
and my language and the message I preached were not adorned with pleasing words of worldly wisdom, but they were attended with proof and power given by the Spirit,
New American Standard Bible
and my
King James Version
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Holman Bible
My speech
International Standard Version
My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit's power,
A Conservative Version
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of spirit and of power,
American Standard Version
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Amplified
And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],
An Understandable Version
And I did not use persuasive words of [human] wisdom in my message and preaching, but they were [accompanied by] a demonstration of the Holy Spirit and power [from God]. [Note: This "demonstration" could have included the evidence of miraculous spiritual gifts which Paul utilized while there in Corinth. See 14:18].
Anderson New Testament
and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Bible in Basic English
And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
Common New Testament
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Daniel Mace New Testament
my discourse, and my preaching did not consist in the persuasive reasonings of human wisdom, but in demonstrating the spiritual meaning of the scriptures:
Darby Translation
and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Godbey New Testament
And my speech and my preaching were not in the persuasive words of wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and the power:
Goodspeed New Testament
and my teaching and message were not put in plausible, philosophical language, but they were attended with convincing spiritual power,
John Wesley New Testament
And my speech and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
Julia Smith Translation
And my word and my proclaiming not in persuasible words of man's wisdom, but in manifestation of the Spirit and of power
King James 2000
And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and my speech and my preaching [were] not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,
Modern King James verseion
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And my words, and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom: but in showing of the spirit and of power,
Moffatt New Testament
what I said, what I preached, did not rest on the plausible arguments of 'wisdom' but on the proof supplied by the Spirit and its power,
Montgomery New Testament
My message and my preaching were not in the persuasive language of philosophy, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
NET Bible
My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
New Heart English Bible
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Noyes New Testament
and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power;
Sawyer New Testament
and my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the spirit and power,
The Emphasized Bible
And, my discourse, and what I proclaimed, were not in suasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of Spirit and power:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:
Twentieth Century New Testament
My Message and my Proclamation were not delivered in the persuasive language of philosophy, but were accompanied by the manifestation of spiritual power,
Webster
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:
Weymouth New Testament
And my language and the Message that I proclaimed were not adorned with persuasive words of earthly wisdom, but depended upon truths which the Spirit taught and mightily carried home;
World English Bible
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Worrell New Testament
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Worsley New Testament
And my discourse, and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Youngs Literal Translation
and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --
Themes
Faith/faithfulness » What your faith should not stand in
Faith/faithfulness » What your faith should stand in
Holy spirit » Power of » Fills life with healing influences
Ministers » Should preach » Not with enticing words of man's wisdom
Philosophy » Employment of, was not paul's method of preaching the gospel
Power » Spiritual, general references to » Fills life with healing influences
Power » Of the holy spirit » Exemplified in » Making the gospel effective
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Making the gospel efficacious
Reasoning » The gospel cannot be explained by
Spiritual » Power » Fills life with healing influences
Witness of the holy ghost » The faithful preaching of the apostles accompanied by
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Approach To Ministry In Corinth
3 Yes, as for myself, it was in weakness and fear and great trembling that I came to you, 4 and my language and the message I preached were not adorned with pleasing words of worldly wisdom, but they were attended with proof and power given by the Spirit, 5 so that your faith might not be in men's wisdom, but in God's power.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 15:19
by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Holy Spirit. So I have completed the telling of the good news of Christ all the way from Jerusalem around to Illyricum.
1 Corinthians 4:20
for the kingdom of God does not consist in talking but in doing.
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news -- but not by means of wisdom and rhetoric, so that the cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power.
1 Corinthians 2:1
Now when I came to you, brothers, I did not come and tell you God's uncovered secret in rhetorical language or human philosophy,
1 Corinthians 2:13
These truths we are setting forth, not in words that man's wisdom teaches but in words that the Spirit teaches, in this way fitting spiritual words to spiritual truths.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
for our preaching of the good news came to you not entirely in words but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with absolute certainty (for you know the kind of men we were among you for your own sakes).
2 Peter 1:16
For it was not mere stories of fancy that we followed when we told you of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of His majesty.
John 16:8-15
"And when He comes, He will bring conviction to worldly people about sin and uprightness and judgment;
Acts 20:27
for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.
Acts 26:28
Then Agrippa answered Paul, "In brief you are trying to persuade me and make a Christian of me!"
Romans 16:18
For such men are really not serving our Lord Christ but their own base appetites, and by their fair and flattering talk they are deceiving the hearts of unsuspecting people.
Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to win men's favor, or God's? Or, am I trying to be pleasing to men? If I were still trying to be pleasing to men, I would not be a slave of Christ at all.
Colossians 2:4
I am saying this to keep anyone from misleading you by persuasive arguments.
1 Peter 1:12
It was made known to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in their searching for these things that have already been told to you by those who through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news. The angels long to take a peep into these things.
2 Peter 2:18
For by uttering arrogant nonsense, through base desires of the lower nature, they entice into immorality men who are just escaping from those who live in error,